免 疫 力(めんえきりょく)

めんえきりょく

noun

immunity; immune strength

1. immunity; immune system strength

the body's ability to resist and fight off infections and diseases

免疫力(めんえきりょく)を高(たか)める。

Boost your immunity.

Lack of sleep weakens your immune system.

I eat lots of vegetables to strengthen my immune system.

免疫力(めんえきりょく) is the everyday and media word for the body's resistance to illness; doctors and textbooks usually speak of 免疫(めんえき) itself.

免疫(めんえき): immunity — the biological system and the technical term; 免疫(めんえき)がある means "to be immune (to a disease)."
抵抗力(ていこうりょく): resistance — broader, the general strength to resist illness or fatigue; in everyday talk often interchangeable with 免疫力(めんえきりょく).

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Added 2026.1.27 20:49 · Revised 2026.9.28 2:11

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